The social service workforce includes a variety of workers — paid and unpaid, governmental and nongovernmental — who staff the social service system and contribute to the care of children, families, individuals and communities facing adversity. Our “We are the Social Service Workforce” series helps to shine a spotlight on the various tasks and training of different types of workers, as well as what motivates them to stay on the job.
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Featured Profiles
Additional Profiles
Social Service Workers in Medical Facilities
- Rosemarie Abadingo, Social Welfare Assistant, Women and Child Protection Unit in Tacloban City, Philippines
- Annaliza Macababbad, Social Worker, Child Protection Unit, Philippine General Hospital
- Sophearin Dim, Manager of Medical Social Work Unit, Angkor Hospital for Children, Cambodia
- Oyinlola Oluwagbemiga, Senior Medical Social Worker, University College Hospital, Nigeria
- Majida Bashir, Case Care Worker, Protection and Help of Children Against Abuse and Neglect (PAHCHAAN), Pakistan
Social Service Workers Transforming Care for Children
- Bojana Brkic, Family Outreach Worker, Serbia
- Marcela Dillon-Stretchie, Program Manager, Keystone Human Services, Moldova
- Mónica Mariela Mayorga Ayala,Child Protection and Care Systems Strengthening Coordinator, Catholic Relief Services, Guatemala
- Virgiliu Hangan, Social Evaluation and Family Reintegration Coordinator, Partnerships for Every Child, Moldova
Social Service Workers Focused on Child Protection
- Ssentamu Abdul, Case Care Worker, Uganda
- Dumizile Theodora Malatjie, OVC Coordinator, South Africa
- Yary Chhay, Senior Social Worker/Child Protection Officer, Children’s Future International, Cambodia
- Jakes Jacobs, Community Child and Youth Care Worker, South Africa
- Kiko Joyce, Child Case Care Worker, Bantwana Initiative, Uganda
- Sowedi Kitanywa, Senior Probation and Welfare Officer, Uganda
- Yanti Kusumawardhani, Education and Protection Specialist, Yayasan Sayangi Tunas Cilik, Partner of Save the Children Indonesia
- Chioniso Mangando, Case Care Worker in Zimbabwe
- Lungi Mkhize, Child and Youth Care Worker and Supervisor, South Africa
- Justin Silas, Social Worker and former Para Social Worker, Tanzania